You can always find textbooks for your classes in the bookstore of your campus. This is probably the fastest way, you don't have to worry about picking the right one (they probably have some tags with course numbers), you can usually return them, especially if you drop the class. However, this is usually the most expensive choice.
In this page there are some alternatives, that you can consider if you are buying your textbooks with some advance and you want to save some money.
Clicking any of the links in this page should take you to the specific textbook search mask where you can enter the ISBN or the title of the textbook you're looking for.
Amazon.com
On Amazon.com you can usually find textbooks at their regular price and sometimes there is a little discount on that (5%-15%). In some other cases the discount can be higher. Remember that on Amazon.com you can also buy from other merchants that are affiliated to Amazon.com, the ones you can find clicking on Used and new in every item description. Keep in mind that buying directly from Amazon.com means
while buying from the affiliated merchants require you to
Of course buying from affiliated merchants allows you to get best deals. In all the cases I bought books from affiliated merchants (personal experience) I always had my book shipped in 1 day and delivered to my mailbox in few days. But it's not guaranteed, while it is if Amazon is shipping. Remember that if you have Amazon Prime membership (which gives you free shipping and can be a good idea if you use Amazon intensively), it only applies to Amazon shipped books, not to the affiliated merchants' books. Selling your textbooks on Amazon.comAnother important thing about Amazon.com: it is one of the easiest way to sell textbooks too. Just click on the square banner and you'll go to a page with two different section:
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Abebooks.com
Abebooks.com is a website where you can buy mainly used books, international edition books and old edition books. You sometimes can find a new, last US edition book, but it's not common at all. The good thing is that prices are usually low, very very low. You can buy textbooks with few dollars, really, if you start looking for them with some advance before the term starts. Just consider:
This doesn't mean that there are only cons, on the contrary! Personally, this is my first place where to look for textbooks at the beginning of the quarter! |
Bunches of Books
Bunches of Books is a website where you can find some good offers on textbooks. They also have a Buyback service so that you can easily sell your used textbooks to them. |
Half.com
Half.com is a website by Ebay in which you can buy and sell used textbook for very good prices. At the same time you'll get an Ebay account, that can always be useful! |
Phatcampus.com
PhatCampus.com |
Bookbyte.com
On Bookbyte.com you can both buy and sell textbooks. |
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